With the news earlier this week that
Princess Leonor, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen
Letizia, will be attending UWC Atlantic College in Wales starting
from this autumn, we thought this would be the perfect time to look
closer at this unique, community-minded school to find out why it’s
currently so popular with the European royals. Princess Leonor, who
will begin a two-year study…
Marking the 479th anniversary of Catherine Howard's execution
13th February 2021
On 13 February in 1542, Catherine Howard
met her tragic end. The youngest of Henry VIII’s consorts, Howard
and her short tenure, is often forgotten for Catherine of Aragon
and Anne Boleyn. However, her execution was nothing like that of
her cousin Boleyn. The daughter…
Princess Margaret's poignant nod to her father on her wedding day
12th February 2021
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can
often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at
Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning.
For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who
had died almost a decade before…
On 10 February in 1840, Queen Victoria
married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gothe at St James’s
Chapel. The Royal Collection Trust (RCT) chose to mark the 181st
anniversary of the wedding by looking back at several royal wedding
dresses, from Queen Victoria’s dress to Princess Beatrice’s
dress. Throughout the entire talk, one continuous theme was
the strong tradition of using…
Queen Victoria’s wedding ring - a symbol of the passionate marriage she enjoyed with Prince Albert
10th February 2021
The wedding ring of Queen Victoria has
its special poignancy, a symbol of the passionate marriage she
enjoyed with Prince Albert. Placed on her finger on the morning of
10 February 1840, her private instructions ensured that she would
wear it in perpetuity. What do we know…
Queen Victoria's wedding dress - a huge contrast to the deepest black of her mourning dresses we are used to seeing
10th February 2021
Queen Victoria’s weddingdress is a
powerful symbol of what she would refer to in her journal as the
‘happiest day of my life’.Most probably, it represents more than
any other item of clothing or object, the Queen’s identity as a
royal bride. Certainly…
"This was the happiest day of my life!” - On This Day 180 years ago, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert
10th February 2021
“Oh! This was the happiest day of my
life!” With these words, Queen Victoria described her wedding day
in her diary – 10 February 1840, writing up the event for the day’s
entry from Windsor Castle. It marked the beginning of her marriage
to her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The opposite
date of this ecstatic exhortation of joy on behalf of the Queen was
unquestionably…
Queen Silvia’s Childhood Foundation declines a major donation after 'kill a peadophile' controversy
10th February 2021
Queen Silvia and her Childhood Foundation
are in the midst of a public conflict with a former Swedish top
athlete. The former Swedish sports star Patrik Sjöberg is angry at
Queen Silvia and her organisation, having posted his displeasure in
a Facebook post which has since…
Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays
that tends to creep up on you by surprise, and with it being less
than a week away – and our UK readers still on lockdown – you might
be struggling for ideas. If you’ve got a royal enthusiast in your
life, not…
The arrival of Princess Eugenie’s baby
boy has made the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh great grandparents
for the ninth time. And the new arrival, first child of Eugenie and
her husband Jack Brooksbank, is the fourth great grandson they have
welcomed to their every growing family. Baby Brooksbank, whose
first name is still unknown, arrived safely at 8.55am on the
morning of February 9th…
